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Der müde Tod
Weary Death keeps his candles behind a wall without a door.
What
The 1922 French release lithograph (Les Trois Lumières) for Fritz Lang's Der müde Tod, drawn by Francisco Tamagno.
Why
Lang's early masterwork of fate and folklore, whose vaulted hall of flames enthralled a young Alfred Hitchcock and Luis Bunuel alike.
Notice
Notice the tall candle-flames standing in for lives about to be snuffed.
“Death, tired of his office.”
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 11x17" cleanly.
Size
$29.00
Provenance
- Film
- Der müde Tod (1921), dir. Fritz Lang
- Country / studio
- Germany · Decla-Bioscop
- Designer
- Francisco Tamagno
- Format
- Other
- Poster published
- French release lithograph (Les Trois Lumieres), 1922
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18.
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